Camps Books

This is a great book for someone looking to get into camping and looking for good spots to go. Very useful information that I found accurate and helpful.

Especially liked the information on which campgrounds are dog friendly.
Would hate to get to a campground and find out Rover wasn't welcome.

This is the book to have if you are interested in Pa state campground camping w/o a trailer or RV.

This entire series (The Best in Tent Camping....) is excellent.

This book is excellent. The author lives in East Tennessee and has spent untold hours in the woods of this state. His detailed account of each campsite is a wonderful resource for those wanting to go camping away from it all. He details many sites which I would not have known exist if I hadn't bought this book. The layout of is great, with a 1-5 star rating of each campsite's privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security, and beauty. Also included is a (semi) detailed map of the campsite itself.
I like his candid writing: he is not afraid of PC, and so if he likes or dislikes a site, he will come right out and say it, even indicating which sites are his personal favorites in the book.
I own one more of his books, and any time I camp in another state, this will be the first authority I check, because of his ability to steer you in the direction of nature and not just some commercial campsite.

As an avid camper, although one who seems to have less and less time to camp the older I get, I often buy guidebooks to steer me in the direction of destinations I may find interesting. Usually I am disappointed, either by the format of the book, the accuracy of details, or the quantity of info. Molloy has surpassed my expectations. The book is user friendly, accurate in detail (I've been to many of the sites reviewed, and now plan to go to many others with this as my guide), and the quantity of sites reviewed will fill many many trips. It would be very easy to plan an entire trip using nothing but this gem. Way to go Molloy, I'll definitely check out your other guides in the future.

Just what I was looking for! I live in Middle Tennessee and was surprised at the tent camping places in my own backyard that I didn't even know about. The easy directions and important information like camping rates, opening and closing times, and a detailing of all the fun activities at each campground, really make life easier. I have been looking for fun tent camping with my child that's close to home and this really helped me to narrow my options. I can't wait to get camping! Molloy did the leg work, now I get to have the fun! Mr. Molloy, you are my camping guru!

I've been a fan of Whitney Stewart's biographies for some time, and now have thoroughly enjoyed both of her novels, this one and Jammin' on the Avenue. The books contain rich characterizations against city backdrops in this unique fiction/travel series. The books showcase cities [Blues Across the Bay - San Francisco; Jammin on the Avenue - New Orleans] through stories, with travel information included. Eric Weiman is a strong character--a good-hearted kid without being sappy. I especially appreciated the subtle relationship between Eric and his friend Lashley, who also appears in Jammin' on the Avenue, (the prequel to Blues Across the Bay.) These books will be special favorites to young guitar-playing readers, as in both books, Massachusetts' dwelling Eric is pursuing his dream to play guitar professionally at a contest [Jammin] and a summer guitar camp [Blues].

"Blues Across The Bay: Going to San Francisco" is about a kid named Eric and his friend, Lashley who go to Summer music camp in San Francisco. This book is the sequel to "Jammin' on the Avenue". And I thought that was good! There are several mentions of things San Francisco is famous for. Like, Eric and his group from camp, take a tour of Alcatraz. And Eric is involved in an earthquake. I read this book and I learned about San Francisco. After I read "Jammin' on the Avenue", I begged to go on a trip to New Orleans, now I'm going to have to convince my mom to go to San Francisco now also!! This is a good- no wait-great-no-TERRIFIC book. This is my favorite book. I can't wait to read "The Freedom Trail Mystery".

I've been a fan of Whitney Stewart's biographies for some time, and now have thoroughly enjoyed both of her novels, this one and Jammin' on the Avenue. The books contain rich characterizations against city backdrops in this unique fiction/travel series. The books showcase cities [Blues Across the Bay - San Francisco; Jammin on the Avenue - New Orleans] through stories, with travel information included. Eric Weiman is a strong character--a good-hearted kid without being sappy. I especially appreciated the subtle relationship between Eric and his friend Lashley, who also appears in Jammin' on the Avenue, (the prequel to Blues Across the Bay.) These books will be special favorites to young guitar-playing readers, as in both books, Massachusetts' dwelling Eric is pursuing his dream to play guitar professionally at a contest [Jammin] and a summer guitar camp [Blues].

Buddy Goes To CanterBury Camp is an exceptional book which should and must be read by both parentand children.It is a counseling tool that help parents understand what is inside of their children.Thanks for writing such a great book.

After reading this book, I believe the author has hit upon something that has been overlooked in today's youth. Every parent should read this book along with their child. It is excellent for teaching youths integrity and instilling principles that will last a life-time. In light of all the school shootings in this country, I believe what is taught in this book will help prevent such events from happening again. If we teach kids to love themselves, then they are less likely to get involved in self-destructive behavior.

Buddy Goes to Canterbury Camp is an exceptional novel about a teenage boy faced with tremendous pressure to choose a path tainted toward destruction or a path of positive change.

During the course of the story, Buddy is sent to live with an older couple who are the owners of Canterbury Camp. The couple demonstrates unconditional love toward Buddy and the other teenage boys who live at the camp; thus cultivating an atmosphere of inner healing and revitalization of broken hearts and spirits. Buddy and the other teenage boys are given a second chance at their lives, while incorporating positive character changes.

The author stresses intergrity a great deal in her book, and the importance of developing a sense of overall purpose for one's life which is essential for the main character to develop.

I applaud Ms. Jones for writing such a brilliant piece of work at such a time as this; youth today need guidance and character keys such as intergrity that will enable them to become future leaders of tomorrow equipped with strong moral and personal values.

My desire is to see this book at every grade school and high school across the country as a counseling tool to help troubled youth. This book is a necessary counseling tool and if you are a counsellor like myself whether in the field of law or social work or teaching . . . "Buddy Goes to Canterbury Camp" would provide and answer countless questions that one might have on the topic of troubled youth.

This is a masterpiece -- we should all hope for a sequel.

rory mulholland's fascinating report about his iraq experiance! an impressively authentic depiction, consistently packing to read - i was absorbed and therefore highly recommend it to anyone interested in current or recent global affairs and keen on glancing behind the curtains.

The Amazon blurb for this book is thankfully quite unjust: Mulholland is obviously more than just a reporter stranded and looking for a story. He is an acute observer and a shrewd researcher and interviewer. The diary starts off at a slow pace, which worried me at first. Mulholland describes how being embedded with the US army at the start of "post-war" Iraq apparently was more quirky than wildly exciting.

But there is more than enough action to keep your interest, ranging from journalists surviving an illegal alcohol shopping trip when their armoured vehicle is attacked with an improvised roadside bomb to descriptions of the digitally controlled activities in the Sunni triangle of the 4th Infantry Division (yes, the same division that was the first off the landing craft in France on D-Day).

For once a book about Iraq that does not try to explain things. Instead, it reports individual events happening to real, every-day people, events that speak for themselves. Read it and make up your own mind about it all.

Rory Mulholland's "Camp Britney, Tikrit: The Genteel Art of
War Reporting" gives us a tour of life with the US
Army in Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit. In nimble
prose, Mulholland shows us the comedy of base life,
from the weird reporter cult centered around Britney
Spears to Christmas time with the GIs. Along the way,
we get glimpses of guitar-strumming born again
Christian officers, tribal sheikhs and drunken
civilian contractors. In short, absurd, cruel, funny
and heartbreaking this book is a glimpse of Iraq's
confounding, impossible to pigeonhole realities.

What a fun book to read !! I didn't even realize I was learning about self esteem issues. It's so great to find a book that inspires kids in a good way without preaching and makes you excited about the story. This book is a great find !!
Pirate camp will be all the rage next summer.

I want to go to Camp Buccaneer too!This is a terrific book, funny and loads of fun. The illustrations are a riot! Argh!

Pam Smallcomb is sure to have a wonderful career in children's literature. My household of kids are looking forward to what she'll come up with next.Thanks Pam for writing a book for this age group that is NOT about a commercial product that my children have all enjoyed reading. This kind of imaginative fun is hard to find in early readers and Ms. Smallcomb has thrilled MY early chapter book readers!

This book provided essential information on two separate family camping trips to Europe. Each trip lasted more than six weeks, each was rail-based. We found that Baken's information was compact and exact. In each case that we used the book we found the directions to the campings from the train stations to be precise and that the evaluation of each camping agreed with our tastes. Additional information supplied about local sites was also very thorough. Our copy is tattered, thumbed, smudged - and very well traveled.

Used this book 12 years ago for a two month trip through Europe, and it made it possible to conviently and cheaply stay in the often pristine campgrounds available in or just outside most European cities and scenic destinations at a cost far below and a level of comfort far above budget stays in hostels or cheap hotels. Too bad it's out of print! It was highly accurate, and I'd imagine most campgrounds mentioned are still in operation.

My wife and I spent 5 weeks in Europe several years ago. We followed this book's advice on how to see Europe via camping/train. Our trip couldn't have been easier or more enjoyable. This book was directly responsible for the best trip we've every taken.

Christine Pelosi has written a primer on How To Run. (Also, on how NOT to run, when that's the right thing to do.) She's got the background and experience to know the lessons of how to go about running for office, the first-hand experience of training people to do it, and a wealth of voices who back up her practical advice with their first-hand stories of why they ran and what they learned. Practical. Solid. Essential for the first-time campaigner, the twenty-year incumbent, the journalist, and the woman on the street who wants to get an understanding of How It All Works.

Look here! Christine Pelosi is someone who has been getting dirt under her fingernails in grassroots politics since she was in the stroller. "Boot Camp" is not the result of just another pundit or academic writing about politics. Christine really gives you both the promise and blessings of fighting for something you believe in while she also tells the truth about the planning and hard work it takes to succeed. She should know because there are at least three generations of Pelosi's who have risen to the top of the political ladder -- a grandfather who was mayor of Baltimore, a mother who is Speaker of the U.S. House, and herself as a 10-year elected veteran of the Democratic National Committee from California. Practical is what the Pelosis know and live; commitment to cause is what fuels them.

Anyone who wants to win an issue or office should put this on their early reading list.

Step aside, Colbert - Christine Pelosi has a real strategy for running for office, and anyone, she says, can do it. I listened to Pelosi on the radio the other day and she was so exciting, I checked out her book the same afternoon. She makes practical and worthwhile suggestions for being politically active - and her advice is valuable for anyone. I'm just a copy editor but I feel like even Clinton's senior staffers could learn a thing or three from "Campaign Boot Camp."

Coal Camp Boys by Raymond Alvarez shares more with the reader than just words. Raymond imparts a wide range of feelings throughout the story. I find myself impatient for the next page and will yearn for more at the conclusion of this volume. Please include illustrations. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

Alvarez, a keen observer of the West Virginia coal mining culture, has captured it sypathetically, without being sappy or sentimental. I have read many fiction and non-fiction works set in the Appalachians (my college major was Appalachian Studies), and this one is thorough, engaging, picturesque, hopeful, and I can't wait for the sequel.

Coal Camp Boys, By Raymond Alvarez is a great book. It is very detailed and makes you feel as if you are really part of the book. I also love it because the characters really remind me of some people i have actually known .

Growing up nearby at about the same time, I know where Mr. Pack is coming from: expressing the good side of our East KY roots, with warmth & humor as he regularily does in his newspaper columns. Use of archived Paintsville Herald articles gives a newsreel effect.

If you liked MUDDY BRANCH, you'll love COAL CAMP CHRONICLES. As a displaced Appalachian who loves to read about home, I enjoyed both books from cover to cover. This author not only speaks with authority, his writing is beautiful--poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. However far I may have strayed from my beginnings, Clyde Roy Pack always takes me home.

Clyde Pack is a fantastic writer. He paints such a vivid picture of yesteryear in his books. All of them bring you back to a time that is long gone but lives in our hearts. No matter where you're from you will enjoy this book as well as his others. I particularly enjoy his Poison Oak columns.